29 December 2024

Pioneering Project to Tackle Cancer Among Homeless

The East of England Cancer Alliance is working with Anglia Ruskin University to remove barriers to healthcare

HOMELESS people are to be helped get vital healthcare in a unique new project aimed at tackling cancers in the East of England.

The pioneering, two-year scheme will operate in Cambridge, Peterborough, Wisbech and King’s Lynn, with specially trained Health Navigators working from health centres and homelessness services, including Wisbech-based homelessness charity, Ferry Project.

Led by the East of England Cancer Alliance in a unique link up with Anglia Ruskin University, the initiative recognises that people who are homeless often face significant barriers to getting basic...